How to kill American science Trump, Musk, and RFK jr are a horrific combo that has discovered how fragile the institution of science can be — all it takes is handing the keys to funding to a small number of incompetents and ideologs. It’s such a simple thing: decree that a few words are verboten and will get your grant […]
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AI anatomy is weird Ars Technica has a list of the worst features of the internet. It’s depressing how much of the stuff mentioned is just growing and taking over everything. Sadly, Google gets mentioned three times, for their voice assistant, search, and the incorporation of AI. I encountered a terrible example of AI assistance. Here’s some AI advice […]
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